A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some ...

Recent research has shown that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in particular, can modulate core memory ...

A team from the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has discovered that early and sustained cognitive stimulation can help preserve brain connectivity and memory in ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how ...

As human beings, we have always sought to expand on our abilities, including our cognitive and motor skills. One of the still ...

October 19, 2011 — New studies in animal models show not only that stimulating targeted regions of the brain improves spatial memory but also that neurogenesis explains, at least in part, this ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth Riley, Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) Most people think of ...

A team of researchers has shown that noninvasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve through the ear can reverse memory deficits caused by acute stress in mice, pinpointing a specific protein ...

Study provides new evidence that sensory stimulation of gamma-frequency brain rhythm may promote broad-based restorative neurological health response. Studies by a growing number of labs have ...

Illustration of the basolateral amygdala (blue), hippocampus (yellow), and perirhinal cortex (pink) and electrical signals from each region during a recognition test trial. Source: Cory Inman, Emory ...